Bioregionalism in the Age of Crumbling Empire

It has been clear to me for a couple of decades now that WWIII is the planet vs. humans. Author and Nostradamus scholar John Hogue posited that in his 2000 book The Millennium Book of Prophecy, said it on my syndicated radio program when I interviewed him about the book,and it resonated with me deeply and has ever since. That was around the year 2000. Most of us (speaking of USAmericans) act as if we are completely unaware of the gravity of the ecological crisis (the 6th great extinction) with the exception of a growing number of brave scientists and of course the indigenous people who’ve been tracking this decline for 500+ years.

Is the 6th great extinction related to a similar dynamic now present in our world, namely the end of the U.S. empire? Perhaps. John Hogue, maybe from the same interview, told me that the world’s great prophecies all seem to end around 2020 or so. But end-stage empire is a given as seen from the evidence I’ve been able to muster. It is well-documented here:

I find it ironic that, in the end stage, stage 6, the video clip points out how chefs are elevated to a level of honor reserved for athletes (in our age) and charioteers/gladiators in the end stage of ancient Rome, as I just watched Anthony Bordain’s Parts Unknown/ Seattle program. I had to google him to find out who he was and why his visits to local eateries were important enough to be front page news in the local newspapers. Nothing was said about Seattle’s homeless crisis, but he did have time to imbibe in legal marijuana and virtual reality pornography, among other happy (hazy?) distractions.

It has been clear to me for a while that we are disconnected from place and, in addition to learning about the local plants, animals and the watershed in general, I can be of better use via the concept of bioegionalism, or the effort to see the place in which we live as defined by boundaries created by nature, and by engaging in the practice of re-inhabitation, the antidote to the life-destructive path of technological society.

Into this situation comes good news for those who think bioregionalism makes sense and even for those who are simply interested in what happens around here. The development is Cascadia Magazine and its email newsletter, Cascadia Daily. From today’s email:

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Andrew Engelson has done a great job of tapping into what is important around here and I suspect he’s not hit his stride yet. His efforts are worth of support. How are you connected to what is real?